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Brixton 1 Reservoir

A reservoir in Johannesburg Water's Central and Commando systems. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.

Latest JW report

JW reported supplying fairly on 29 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.

JW's page
Brixton 1 Reservoir ↗

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 24 suburbs to Brixton 1 Reservoir. Most also draw on other supplies.

Auckland Park, Braamfontein, Braamfontein Werf, Brixton, Burghersdorp, Coronationville, Cottesloe, Crosby, Hillbrow, Homestead Park, Industria, Jan Hofmeyr, Johannesburg, Langlaagte North, Mayfair, Mayfair West, Paarlshoop, Pageview, Richmond, Rossmore, Sunnyside, Uitsaaisentrum, Vrededorp, Vredepark.

Up the supply chain

On 3 April 2026, JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir poor pressure to no water

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 3 April 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 3 April 2026. Other days: 7 August 2026, 17 July 2026, 1 June 2026, 30 May 2026, 3 April 2026, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)

JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.

Feeds the Commando system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Commando system

JW reported 4 of 6 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.

Fed from Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗

Supply

Brixton 1 Reservoir

JW reported poor pressure to no water at 10:40, then supplying fairly at 20:45.

As printed: “10:40 Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water reported in certain parts.”; “20:45 Supplying fairly. Overnight closure.”

In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “On 3 April 2026, JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir poor pressure to no water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/brixton-1-reservoir#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 3 April 2026
Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationthe Commando systemstated by JWNo JW status for it
Commando systemSystemJW's system page4 of 6 supplies short of water; 1 with no report
Brixton 1 ReservoirReservoirJW's page or noticepoor pressure to no water

Brixton 1 Reservoir over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir short of water on 7 days

What JW reported each day, 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, one row a month; the number at the right is the month's days short of water. Based on 154 days with a JW report. A day counts as short of water when JW's worst report for it that day was “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”. Gaps: Brixton 1 Reservoir: no report from 3 March 2025 to 8 February 2026.

2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: no report2 Feb: no report3 Feb: no report4 Feb: no report5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: no report8 Feb: no report9 Feb: low10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report0
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: no report12 Mar: no report13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying fairly15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: supplying fairly18 Mar: supplying fairly19 Mar: supplying fairly20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: no report26 Mar: no report27 Mar: supplying fairly28 Mar: supplying fairly29 Mar: supplying fairly30 Mar: supplying fairly31 Mar: supplying fairly0
Apr1 Apr: supplying fairly2 Apr: supplying fairly3 Apr: poor pressure to no water4 Apr: supplying fairly5 Apr: supplying fairly6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying fairly8 Apr: supplying fairly9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: no report12 Apr: no report13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: no report19 Apr: no report20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately1
May1 May: no report2 May: no report3 May: no report4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: no report7 May: no report8 May: supplying adequately9 May: overnight closure10 May: supplying adequately11 May: overnight closure12 May: overnight closure13 May: overnight closure14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying adequately23 May: no report24 May: supplying adequately25 May: no report26 May: no report27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying fairly29 May: supplying fairly30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: no report1
Jun1 Jun: poor pressure to no water2 Jun: poor pressure in places3 Jun: no report4 Jun: supplying adequately5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: low7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: low10 Jun: low11 Jun: low12 Jun: overnight closure13 Jun: low14 Jun: low15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: low17 Jun: low18 Jun: overnight closure19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: overnight closure21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: overnight closure23 Jun: overnight closure24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: no report28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: supplying fairly1
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: low12 Jul: low13 Jul: overnight closure14 Jul: low15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: low17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: low21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: no report25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying fairly28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying fairly31 Jul: supplying adequately3
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: overnight closure3 Aug: supplying fairly4 Aug: supplying fairly5 Aug: low6 Aug: low7 Aug: poor pressure to no water8 Aug: supplying fairly9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying fairly12 Aug: supplying fairly13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying fairly15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying fairly19 Aug: low20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: overnight closure25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: low27 Aug: supplying fairly28 Aug: supplying fairly29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying fairly1
Sep1 Sep: supplying fairly2 Sep: supplying fairly3 Sep: supplying fairly4 Sep: supplying fairly5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying fairly8 Sep: supplying fairly9 Sep: low10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: supplying fairly12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: low15 Sep: low16 Sep: low17 Sep: low18 Sep: supplying fairly19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: low22 Sep: low23 Sep: low24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying fairly26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying fairly29 Sep: supplying fairly0
  • water as normal
  • supplying fairly
  • JW warned
  • low, or weak in places
  • short of water
  • critically low
  • shut for the night
  • no JW report
  • still filling in

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “In 2026 so far, JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir short of water on 7 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/brixton-1-reservoir#fig-year

The data as a table
MonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
March 2025029000000
April 2025030000000
May 2025031000000
June 2025030000000
July 2025031000000
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026128010000
March 202615311500000
April 202620301900100
May 202620311500104
June 202628301390105
July 202628311950031
August 202622311540102
September 202620291280000

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir short of water on 7 of 138 reported days

Days per month short of water, stacked: critically low at the base. The tick is the median supply in the city that month. The strip under each bar is the share of days with a JW report; a month with none says gap. 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026.

In 2026 so far: 7 days short of water for Brixton 1 Reservoir, from 154 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.

102030Mar 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 29 daysgap2025MApr 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapMJun 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapJJul 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapJAug 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapASep 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapSOct 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapONov 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapNDec 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapDJan 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgap2026JFeb 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 1 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 15 of 31 daysMApr 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 30 daysAMay 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 28 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 3 days short of water, 3 critically low; reported 28 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 22 of 31 daysASep 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 29 daysScity median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 1city median 0city median 0

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir short of water on 7 of 138 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/brixton-1-reservoir#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025gap0290
April 2025gap0300
May 2025gap0310
June 2025gap0300
July 2025gap0310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202601280
March 2026015310
April 2026120300
May 2026120310
June 2026128300
July 2026328311
August 2026122310
September 2026020290

On Brixton 1 Reservoir, half of its last 4 outages lasted at least 34 hours

This is not a forecast. It is how long past outages lasted. Each dot is one past outage, placed by its length: the last 4 outages on Brixton 1 Reservoir. A hollow dot with an arrow had no reported end: JW's reports stopped before it ended, or it was still going at JW's last report. Either way it lasted at least that long (1 of 4).

01234daysFrom 7 August 2026: at least 9 hours, no reported endFrom 3 April 2026: 10 hoursFrom 17 July 2026: 2.4 daysFrom 30 May 2026: 3 dayslongest 3 dayshalf at least 34 hoursHalf of its last 4 outages lasted at least 34 hours

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “On Brixton 1 Reservoir, half of its last 4 outages lasted at least 34 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/brixton-1-reservoir#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
7 August 2026at least 9 hoursno reported end
17 July 20262.4 days19 July 2026
30 May 20263 days2 June 2026
3 April 202610 hours3 April 2026

JW's notices gave 6 end times for Brixton 1 Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 4 that have passed

The water came back after the stated time 4 times; half of those times it was back within 1 day 10 hours of it. Each row is one end time a JW notice stated for one supply, in date order (hollow dot), against the first board on which JW reported the supply supplying fairly or better and off bypass (filled dot). This asks more than the end of an outage, which comes at JW's first report better than “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”. An arrow: no such board yet. From 3 notices.

Jan 2026Jul 2026last board 29 Sep 2026Stated end 28 Sep 2025 04:00; recovered 13 Mar 2026 20:10Stated end 28 Sep 2025: 167 days lateStated end 9 Apr 2026 16:00; recovered 9 Apr 2026 20:55Stated end 9 Apr 2026: 4 hours 55 minutes lateStated end 31 Jul 2026 17:00; recovered 3 Aug 2026 09:05Stated end 31 Jul 2026: 3 days lateStated end 29 Sep 2026 16:00; recovered 29 Sep 2026 20:25Stated end 29 Sep 2026: 4 hours 25 minutes lateStated end 15 Dec 2026 16:00; the stated end is still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 16:00: still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 17:00; the stated end is still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 17:00: still ahead

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “JW's notices gave 6 end times for Brixton 1 Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 4 that have passed”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/brixton-1-reservoir#fig-stated

The data as a table
NoticeSupplyReason JW gaveStated endFirst board showing recoveryAgainst the stated time
27 September 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirChanging the pump configuration at Crosby Pumpstation with the aim to improve the output flows into Brixton and Hursthill 1 reservoirs28 September 2025 04:0013 March 2026 20:10166 days 16 hours after the stated time
1 December 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirStructural repairs of the leaking reservoir; Structural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.9 April 2026 16:009 April 2026 20:554 hours 55 minutes after the stated time
1 December 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.31 July 2026 17:003 August 2026 09:052 days 16 hours after the stated time
1 December 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.29 September 2026 16:0029 September 2026 20:254 hours 25 minutes after the stated time
1 December 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.15 December 2026 16:00the stated end is still ahead
1 December 2025Brixton 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.15 December 2026 17:00the stated end is still ahead

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 7 days. JW published a report for it on 154 of the 272 days in the record; the other 118 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 4 such days.

The last 4 outages JW reported on this supply lasted a median of at least 34 hours; the longest at least 3.0 days. 1 of them had no reported end (still open, or JW's reports stopped), so they count at the length so far. This is a record of the past, not a forecast.

JW's boards first named Brixton 1 Reservoir on 9 February 2026 and last on 29 September 2026: 228 statuses on 228 boards, over 154 days. 70 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, out of the days it reported it at all. A month with few reported days says little.

MonthDays short of waterDays with a reportSame month a year earlier
March 2025No JW report this month
April 2025No JW report this month
May 2025No JW report this month
June 2025No JW report this month
July 2025No JW report this month
August 2025No JW report this month
September 2025No JW report this month
October 2025No JW report this month
November 2025No JW report this month
December 2025No JW report this month
January 2026No JW report this month
February 202601
March 2026015Too few reports to compare
April 2026120Too few reports to compare
May 2026120Too few reports to compare
June 2026128Too few reports to compare
July 2026328Too few reports to compare
August 2026122Too few reports to compare
September 2026020Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Brixton 1 Reservoir, newest first.

JW reported supplying fairly on 29 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying fairly on 29 September 2026 at 13:15. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:41. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying fairly on 28 September 2026 at 13:55. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:42. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 25 September 2026 at 19:20. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:32. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 25 September 2026 at 13:25. The board read “Supplying fairly”. JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:31. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 23 September 2026. JW reported low on 23 September 2026 at 18:10. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 22 September 2026. JW reported low on 22 September 2026 at 11:20. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 22 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 22 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 15:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported low on 21 September 2026 at 19:05. The board read “Supplying fairly but low”. JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:09. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported low on 21 September 2026 at 14:45. The board read “Supplying fairly but low”. JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:08. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 18 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:04. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported low on 17 September 2026 at 20:05. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 17 September 2026 at 10:00. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported low on 16 September 2026 at 15:10. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:56. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported low on 16 September 2026 at 11:30. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:52. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 15 September 2026. JW reported low on 15 September 2026 at 17:40. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 10:17. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 14 September 2026. JW reported low on 14 September 2026 at 10:11. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:24. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 11 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 11 September 2026 at 11:08. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 10:59. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 10 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 10 September 2026 at 20:13. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 11 September 2026 at 08:46. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 9 September 2026. JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 9 September 2026 at 18:40. The board read “Outlet closed overnight.” JW put it on its website 10 September 2026 at 10:14. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Brixton 1 Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, newest first. An outage has no reported end when JW's reports stopped before it ended, or when it was still going at JW's last report; its length is then a minimum.

StartEndLength
7 Aug 2026, 10:10No reported endat least 9 hours
17 Jul 2026, 08:4019 Jul 2026, 19:252.4 days
30 May 2026, 09:302 Jun 2026, 10:403 days (1 of them with no board)
3 Apr 2026, 10:403 Apr 2026, 20:4510 hours

What JW's boards cannot tell you

Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.